Sansanding
Commune and town in Ségou Region, Mali / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
"Sinsani" redirects here. For the village and fort in India, see Sinsini.
Sansanding, sometimes called Sinsani, is a small town and rural commune in the Cercle of Ségou in the Ségou Region of southern-central Mali. The commune includes the town and 17 of the surrounding villages in an area of 315 square kilometers.[3] In the 2009 census it had a population of 23,109.[2] The town sits on the left (north) bank of the River Niger about 50 km downstream from Ségou.
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Sansanding | |
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Commune and town | |
Coordinates: 13°43′36″N 6°0′21″W | |
Country | Mali |
Region | Ségou Region |
Cercle | Ségou Cercle |
Area | |
• Total | 315 km2 (122 sq mi) |
Elevation | 283 m (928 ft) |
Population (2009 census)[2] | |
• Total | 23,109 |
• Density | 73/km2 (190/sq mi) |
• Ethnicities | Soninke Marka |
Time zone | UTC+0 (GMT) |
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The commune lies entirely to the north of the river and is crossed, from west to east, by the Canal Macina and the Fala de Boky-Wéré which carry water from the Niger to the rice polders north of Macina. The canal and Fala form part of the Office du Niger irrigation scheme.